STORRS — While the players he greets on Senior Day change with the calendar, the basic emotion Geno Auriemma feels when the time comes for players to leave his program does not.
"The key for seniors is do they get the kind of experience they...

If I had some advice to offer UConn women's basketball fans as the program prepares to play another postseason, it would be to pay close attention. It is possible you likely don't realize how historically significant this year's team has already become....

HARTFORD – Athletic fundraising takes on many forms and serves many purposes as UConn proved again this year when it announced the Werth family name would be attached to the basketball practice facility on campus.
Earlier this week, Notre Dame...

Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis was so impressive on a basketball court she momentarily silenced trash-talking "Wedding Ringer" star Kevin Hart.
Playing in the All-Star Celebrity Game against opponents more than twice her age, the 13-year-old drove past...

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Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis was so impressive on a basketball court she momentarily silenced trash-talking “Wedding Ringer” star Kevin Hart.
Playing in the NBA All-Star Celebrity game against opponents more than twice her age, the 13-year-old drove past Hart, the game's MVP for the fourth time, with a spectacular spin move for an easy layup in the first quarter Friday night.
“That was pretty cool,” Davis said. “I work on it, but usually don't do it. It was the...

The NBA's best and brightest will gather at the Mecca of basketball this weekend. The All-Star Game and associated activities at the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden create opportunities for NBA fans to take stock of the league.
Sorry, Celtics fans. Aside from Kelly Olynyk's playing in Friday night's Rising Stars Challenge, there's no green presence this weekend.
The Knicks? Carmelo Anthony is starting for the Eastern Conference, although he did injure his knee Monday night. Without Melo,...

UNCASVILLE – When Diana Taurasi accepted the offer from Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg to be compensated for sitting out the 2015 WNBA season, many nodded knowingly for two basic reasons.
Taurasi, 33, has been dropping hints for years that the incessant grind of transitioning from the WNBA to overseas leagues to USA Basketball was breaking down her body. She has been telling friends that something would have to give. On Tuesday, it gave when she informed the Phoenix Mercury she would not play...

Seattle's Richard Sherman tweeted early Thursday: "My son sure does know how to make an entrance! 2/5/15 ... Is it a coincidence or is he just that clever?! Either way I'm ecstatic." The kid missed the Super Bowl by days, which meant Sherman did not miss the game, though there will be no rush to show his son a replay. ... "We blame the Seahawks lousy play call for Mike's untimely death." So read the last line of an obituary Thursday in The Spokesman-Review.
Hank Aaron just turned 81. He was selected as...

CINCINNATI — Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, already UConn's most prolific three-pointer shooter, officially joined the pantheon of its greatest scorers Sunday at Cincinnati.
Playing in just her 122nd game, Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points in 16 minutes to pass Svetlana Abrosimova (1,865) into 10th place. Mosqueda-Lewis now has has 1,877 points.
"I know it is an accomplishment that I am really going to cherish," Mosqueda-Lewis said.
Next up are Renee Montgomery (1,990) and Bria Hartley, who fell just...

STORRS – A few minutes after UConn completed its 92-50 win over South Florida at Gampel Pavilion, Geno Auriemma sidled up to the rookie analyst on ESPN2's telecast for a short postgame interview.
Sue Bird likely is the greatest point guard to play women's basketball. She won two national championships at UConn, two WNBA championships in Seattle and three Olympic gold medals. But she's still a television novice and her appearance Sunday was just her second as an analyst.
So after years of...